Northway Aviation Ltd is a Canadian bush airline providing scheduled and charter passenger and freight service from

St. Andrews Airport Winnipeg/St. Andrews Airport or St. Andrews Airport is a general aviation facility located north northeast of Winnipeg, in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada. In 2011 it was Canada's 16th busiest airport by aircraft moveme ...

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, Canada utilizing both wheel and float equipped aircraft. The 22-minute Canadian

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, '' Bush Pilot: Reflections on a Canadian Myth'', made in 1980 by the

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(NFB) and directed by Norma Bailey and Robert Lower, is about the early days of Northway Aviation and Canadian

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History

Northway Aviation was established and started charter operations in 1962, and is owned and operated by the Johnson family. Northway once operated out of

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(wheels and skis) and Willow Island (floats). The

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s eventually moved to the

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in Riverton. Operations out of

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began in the 1980s and relocated to St. Andrews and Pine Dock in the 1990s.

Destinations

Northway Aviation provides scheduled services to thirteen First Nations communities in Manitoba and

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and charter services throughout

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:Flight Schedule
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Berens River First Nation Berens River First Nation ( oj, Mememwi-ziibiing) is a First Nations band government in Manitoba, Canada. The First Nation has two reserves: Berens River 13 and Pigeon River 13A, located in the boreal forest east of Lake Winnipeg. The First Natio ...

( Berens River Airport) **

Bloodvein First Nation The Bloodvein First Nation is a First Nations community located on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, along the Bloodvein River in Manitoba, Canada. There are many caribou, bears, wolves, bald eagles, lynx, owls, and various species of fish in the a ...

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) **

Garden Hill First Nation Garden Hill is the second largest of three reserves of the Island Lake region of Manitoba. Garden Hill First Nations (Oji-Cree: ᑭᐢᑎᑲᐣᐘᒋᐣᐠ, Kistiganwacheeng), the reserve's First Nations community, is located in the northeast s ...

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Island Lake Airport Island Lake Airport or Island Lake - Garden Hill Airport is located southwest of Island Lake, Manitoba Island Lake is a small community in northeast Manitoba, Canada. The community consists of an archipelago near the north shore of Island L ...

) **

Gods Lake Narrows God's Lake Narrows is a community located in northeastern Manitoba in Canada. The community is located on the shores of Gods Lake, which is the 7th largest lake in the province. God's Lake has a maximum depth of 75 meters. Located 550 k ...

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Manto Sipi Cree Nation Gods River is a remote, isolated settlement in Northern Manitoba, Canada, and the primary settlement of the Manto Sipi Cree Nation ( cr, ᒪᓂᑐ ᓰᐱᐩ, manito sîpiy) () First Nations community. The settlement is on Gods Lake at the point o ...

(God's River) (

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) **

Little Grand Rapids First Nation Little Grand Rapids First Nation ( oj, Mishi-baawitigong) is a remote Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/ Ojibwa) First Nation community in northeast Manitoba, located approximately northeast of Winnipeg. It is a fly-in community. On 4 October 2020, a C ...

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Oxford House Airport Oxford House Airport is located west of Oxford House, Manitoba Oxford House ( cr, ᐸᓂᑇᓂᐱᐩ, Bunibonibee/panipwânipiy) is a First Nations Cree community in northern Manitoba, located on the Oxford House 24 Indian reserve. The commu ...

) **

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) ** Red Sucker Lake First Nation ( Red Sucker Lake Airport) **

Rural Municipality of St. Andrews St. Andrews is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It lies west of the Red River; its southern border is approximately north of Winnipeg. The communities of Clandeboye, Petersfield, and Lockport (the part west of the Red River) ...

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) **

St. Theresa Point First Nation St. Theresa Point First Nation (Oji-Cree: Minithayinikam) is a First Nations community in northern Manitoba. It has 3 reserves in total, the largest and most populated of which is St. Theresa Point, which is bordered by the unorganized portion of ...

( St. Theresa Point Airport) *Ontario ** Deer Lake First Nation (

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) ** Keewaywin First Nation (

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) ** Poplar Hill First Nation (

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Fleet

Northway Aviation operates a small fleet of

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s and Grand Caravans.Our fleet
/ref> In 2015, Northway Aviation purchased a Pilatus PC12-47 EFIS single engine turboprop. Two more PC-12s have been added to the fleet since then. Previously flown aircraft are: *

Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a British light utility aircraft and regional airliner designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. Still in production, the Islander is one of the best-selling commercial air ...

Cessna 180 The Cessna 180 Skywagon is a four- or six-seat, fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane which was produced between 1953 and 1981. Though the design is no longer in production, many of these aircraft are still in use as personal aircr ...

* Cessna 185 * Cessna 207 *

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* DHC-2 Beaver * DHC-3 Otter * GippsAero GA8 Airvan *

Noorduyn Norseman The Noorduyn Norseman, also known as the C-64 Norseman, is a Canadian single-engine bush plane designed to operate from unimproved surfaces. Distinctive stubby landing gear protrusions from the lower fuselage make it easily recognizable. Intro ...

Pilatus PC-12 The Pilatus PC-12 is a pressurized, single-engined, turboprop aircraft, manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Stans, Switzerland, since 1991. It was designed as a high-performance utility aircraft that incorporates a large aft cargo door in ad ...

Piper PA-31 The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engined aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also license-built in a number of Latin American countries. Ta ...

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Notes

External links

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SAS Lodges information about Northway Aviation

Official video presentation
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